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Since there is a non-touchscreen option in their new range and that the 700 wasn't released in many countries, sony presumably thought that the market for their midrange product would be bigger with a touchscreen than without, especially since it also helps to differentiate the range too.
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It's just a shame that they (and pretty much everyone else) think that a touchscreen has to be used for everything, I would like the 600 better if those buttons along the bottom of the screen were as large as the area currently used for their icons since you could more readily use it without touching the screen when it wasn't necessary.
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It is all to easy to over-engineer and over think a product - sometimes a paper clip is the best solution and in the case of ereaders anything that interferes with the clarity of the screen detracts rather than adds to the utility of the device. A capacitive touch screen that is perfectly clear or the wacom layer like the Irex devices are fine as they do not detract from the screen, although my personal take is that having to use a stylus is not a good work flow and i rarely used it on my irex reader as it was more of pain to take it out and use it than to just scroll around. If touch was the ultimate solution then tablet PC's would not have failed so miserably - I am not saying they do not have a place and a purpose, but they fall short in usability without the keyboard Last edited by davidspitzer; 09-08-2009 at 05:44 PM. |
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Frankly, I like the touchscreen. I liked it with my ebw1150 and I like it with the 700. One of the reasons I did not purchase a Kindle was the exposed keyboard.
I wish the eink display on the 700 was as clear as the 505 but the reduced clarity was not that significant to me. Yes, the difference is clearly obvious when comparing the 505 and the 700, but when I'm sitting and reading, I'm not constantly thinking, "Gosh, this display is so much lighter than on the 505." In other words, I never notice the difference until I'm physically comparing them. I did physically compare the 700 and the 600 and the eink lettering is darker on the 600. The display is not as good as the 505 or the 300 but it is not so great that I would dissuade someone who likes the capabilities of the 600 from buying it. Bottom line, anyone thinking of purchasing any of the Sony products should, if at all possible, go to a Sony distributor and check the devices out in person. An ebook reader is a highly personal and subjective purchase and completely depended upon the reader's needs. |
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I'm not actually against a touchscreen on the grounds of clarity, I have only seen the 600 in reviews so far and it seems fine to me, my objection to touchscreen is more of a general thing that applies to most companies when they introduce a touchscreen in that it becomes the sole means of interaction and they overlook the times when something else might be more appropriate e.g. using the 600 as an example if they had made those buttons at the bottom of the screen bigger then they could be used as easily as the touchscreen for somethings and would have the advantage of reducing the amount of fingerprints on the screen.
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As far as finger prints, smudges, etc., I would think any reader would have that problem, although, I rarely have an issue with smudges even with my 700. |
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My OCD is always in overdrive. I like my PRS-700 and the touch screen UI. I read all of these posts like "How can you leave greasy finger prints or smudges all over a touch screen?", but I refrain from rebutting any comments about my preferred choice of UI. I think in the last 10 months, I have cleaned my PRS-700 screen twice.
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I was amazed because I am a tad bit OCD :-) that when I got my iphone I figured I would clean the screen daily but I don't do that. Usually once a month.
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